When award-winning journalist and bestselling child development author Wendy Lyons Sunshine adopted a difficult puppy, she found that traditional training methods didn’t work on her dog. So she began applying the evidence-based parenting practices she wrote about and found this new approach was life-changing for both her and her dog. In her latest book*, Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship with Dogs,* Wendy offers therapeutic concepts designed to meet each dogs’ needs, and in this episode, she tells us why this approach is so effective.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What attunement is and how it affects the dog/human relationship.
How the essential HEARTS strategy works for both kids and dogs.
Why adopting a parenting perspective with our pets can improve our relationship with them.